Apt 601, 4 pm Friday afternoon

[collins_tom]

He made a mental list of everything in his bags. Toothbrush? Check. Clothes? Check. Money? Kinda check. Cigarettes? Double check. He set Chelsea in the bathroom with an automatic feeder. They were only going to be gone the weekend. Maybe Ryn would check in on her. He made a mental note to call Ryn, and kissed the kitten goodbye. "Lucy? You ready?"

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[lucy_lioness]

Lucy was not exactly as practical enough to even make a mental list. But she was fairly certain she had what she needed and, if not, it was only a weekend after all. She might've been a bit distracted with trying not to look as if she was worrying about other things involved in this trip. And with worrying about not looking as if she was worried.

"I think so," she said as she came out of the bedroom with her bag. "You?"

[collins_tom]

He nodded and glanced over at her. Seeing the worry written across her face, he pulled her close. "Don't worry little one. You'll do fine." He kissed her forehead. "I'll be fine." He sounded more like he was trying to convince himself rather than Lucy.

[lucy_lioness]

Lucy heard that loud and clear, and she silently cursed herself for making him worry any about her when he had enough to worry about. "I'm sorry, don't worry over me, I'm just being silly. And I'm sure you'll be fine," she said, hugging him tightly. "I know you'll be."

If she said it enough, maybe they'd both believe it.

[collins_tom]

He held onto her tightly. He didn't know if he could handle this...saying goodbye to a friend...returning to the last place he saw Angel...but hvaing Lucy there was going to help so much. He kissed her gently and took a deep breath. "Guess we better get going then, hmm?"